The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-19

Providence (she afterwards thought)
directed her to do 1t on this and u
former occasion.
She alighted almost before tho car
came to halt, so anxious was she to
fully satisfy herself regarding what
her eyes had seemed to see. She
bound her thick blue veil tightly
around her face, and was glad she had
worn her new fall suite, hat. wrap and
dress, for she must not be recognized.
1t was the calm evening of a mellow
October day. and Miss Garth was re-
turning home from calls upon some
friends in the suburbs of the city. The
cars had just made curve into Lewis
street, which bore rather unsavory
reputation, on account its gambling
dens, saloons and brothels where her
eye caught sight of Mr. Arlandt (at
least she feared it was hey coming out
of large and fashionable gambling
house.
''Still, n hundred persons might look
like him." came rs an afterthought,
as she followed the gentleman almost
with a feeling of fear and shame. But
she mast kno,O. Once before. us inti-
mated, upon happening to look out
the car window on this same street,
she thought she had seen Mr.. Arlandt
entering one of these gilded haunts
of vice. but she had dismissed the mat
ter us unworthy the gentleman, and
called it simply case of striking re-
scmblance.
But encountering the same thing
again, she resolved to sift it. 1t might
be vital to the happiness of her dear
friend, Kate Weldon, and her much
loved brother, viii.
You see, Will and Kate had once
ocen engaged-also Alice and Kate 5
brother, John--making quite an inter-
family affair of it. The double we'd
ding was to have transpired the com
ing Thanksgiving; for on that happy
occasion more members of both house
holds could be brought together than
upon any other
The young ladies had been busy at
their wardrobes during the early sum-
mer, and many preliminary arrange
ments had already been made in an
ticipation of the joyous event, when
there came break between Will and
Kate.
al don't know how it happened. ="
explained, or tried to explain. Will to
his sister Alice, with whom he always
talked over his love affairs and private
matters, "but think Kate was u lit
tie Jealous ut first, because l waited
on Miss Mallby while she was away;
and so, to spite me. she accepted the
attentions of Mr.. Arlandt to the
thcater, and some concerts. OF
course, we talked 1t over; but. both
feeling trif1e hurt, neither would
hoist the. flag of truce, and SO it is.
=" ! am so sorry. WILL" said Alice,
her sisterly eyes filing with tears.
$50 am /, acknowledged the
young man most sorrowfully. -
haven't had II good nights rest since.
/ loved Kate, and it will kill me-" the
voice husky with emotion, as he out
lined figures on the soft brussels with
his cane.
- But don't intend she shall know
it." little proudly-''she is to blame.
/ waited upon Miss Mallby. who was
Il stranger here, several times, just
out of politeness, while Kate went
with Mr.. Arlandt for pure spite!"
u know Kate is little inclined to
Jealousy, and is also rather hasty and
proud. but am sure she loves you,
and would be glad to bury the
hatchet," smiling. " for it is making
her sick, too-John told me so. And
it is just going to spoil all our ar
rangements for the double wedding"
added Alice. gloomily, after few mo-
mcnt's silence.
(Which to your mind is the worst of
alp" laughed her brother, little sar-
castically.
"Oh, what boy" cried Alice, her
loving arms were about his neck in a
jiffy, while she gave him kiss. 'You
know what mean"
''Ycs, let's kiss and make up" suit
ing the action to the word; 'but you
and John can be married just the
same; but l shall be away, couldn't
stand it to be there simply rs II
witness, after all that we had planned. :"
he said, bitterly.
How Alice longed to bring the un-
happy couple together-she saw where
each stood, and knew that their troub-
les were largely imaginary. But the
mending of engagements is not often
the easy thing it seems, and seldom
any one though an intimate friend.
undertakes the delicate task.
Both families deeply regretted the
break. but while they took pains not
to separate them further, they left it
to nature, if she would, to heal the
breach.
But weeks had gone into two full
months, since the rupture. when the
above talk between Will and his sister
occurred, and matters were no better.
On the contrary, they seemed to be
getting worse. Mr. Arlandt was very
attentive and it was currently believed
that he and Miss Weldon were engaged.
Of course Alice knew nothing about
il from Kate. for their intimacy nat
nr,lly waned, and she was completely
lost trying to understand her of late.
so trivial and hcartless had the poor
girl become. Were her strange actions
but cover to heart still loyal and
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